Friday, July 31, 2009

OK, if you're lucky enough to have never heard of the Birthers, I'm jealous. They're people who believe, against all evidence (and reason) that Obama was actually born in Kenya, and thus ineligible to be president of the USA. For example:

The problem is that various politicians have given at least token support to their claims, and Lou Dobbs has also decided to promote the claim on his show. Over a week ago, Jon Stewart mercilessly mocked Dobbs and the Birthers in general: